Use veno-venous extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in elderly patients with post-cardiotomy hypoxia: the changing paradigm of respiratory support in adult respiratory distress syndrome

Use veno-venous extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in elderly patients with post-cardiotomy hypoxia: the changing paradigm of respiratory support in adult respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract Background Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) support for ARDS treatment after cardiac surgery has progressed remarkably in the last 20 years. However, one of the limitations of a successful recover is age, being a powerful predictor of mortality. Case presentation In...

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Main Authors: Sara Volpi, Federico Sertic, Kamen Valchanov, Ravi De Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cardiac surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0833-y

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